| NEW OBFN TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: The Ontario BASS Federation Nation has announced that their new tournament director is Bill Major, a member of the Barrie Bassmasters. Congratulations Bill. |
| Ontario Bass Federation has announced that the 6 man team qualifying event will be hosted by the Barrie Bassmasters and will be held on Sparrow Lake out of Lauderdale marina on September 28th, 2008. The official practice day will be the 27th. This should be a really great event and hopefully the largest event we have ever had. Mark your calander. |
| BPS Simcoe Open Year Two!!!! With the resounding success of the 2007 Bass Pro Shops Lake Simcoe Open, the Aurora Bassmasters are pleased to announce that Bass Pro Shops Canada, Inc. has again committed to Title Sponsor of the Lake Simcoe event slated for Saturday, October 25th, 2008. For the first time, 2007 saw the Aurora Bassmasters move the event to Sibbald Point Provincial Park and the club is proud to once again hold the event at this great site in 2008. Of note, the 30lbs five-fish limit benchmark eluded 2007 Champions, Robert Formosa and Jason Saliba who weighed in 29.22lbs. Their weight was also just shy of the previous all-time Canadian one-day tournament record of 29.90lbs set the year before at this same event previously known as the Crackle Cup. With no team topping 30lbs, the Bass Pro Shops Record Payout will double for the 2008 event to a total bonus valued at $7,000. “We’re excited to be back as Title Sponsor of the 2008 Bass Pro Shops Lake Simcoe Open.” says George Wallace, Canadian Market Manager, Bass Pro Shops. “The Aurora Bassmasters did an impeccable job ensuring a smooth transition and growth from one year to the next. We are thankful to all those that played an integral role in this past year’s successes. In particular, we would like to thank the numerous volunteers, sponsors, suppliers and tournament organizers alike; and, one cannot forget the full field of competing anglers. With this in mind, we’re looking forward to what the New Year holds; again, building upon the success of this long-standing event, making it into truly something special!” Wallace concluded. Herb Quan president of the Aurora Bassmasters added, “On behalf of the Aurora Bassmasters, I’d like to thank BPS for their continued commitment. In 2007, they helped elevate this event to new heights with their proven marketing capabilities. Just like last year, BPS will help us continue to achieve incredible exposure for the tournament itself through 2008, but they will also generate increased awareness of our bass research project.” Quan is referring to a bass-tagging project spearheaded by the Aurora Bassmasters in 2006 and supported by MNR’s Community Fisheries Wildlife Improvement Program and Queens University through the lab of Dr. Bruce Tufts and his colleague Matt DeMille. Quan went on to say, “In our continuing efforts to play host to a first-rate event, we are also pleased to announce not only the return of Andy and Vita Pallotta from the CSFL but that Andy will now be our official Tournament Director.” Limited Field … Early Application Encouraged: Competing anglers are encouraged to pre-apply as the second year field will be limited to 80 teams. NEW: total entry fees per team will be $280; this includes $20 for Big Fish and $10 for Launch. Anglers wishing to pre-apply should send a $50.00 non-refundable deposit (cheque) or the entire amount payable to Aurora Bassmasters: c/o Herb Quan 58 English Ivy Way, Willowdale, ON M2H 3M4. Payment in full must be received prior to September 30, 2008. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the Team’s entry position. Cheques must accompany a completed 2008 Application Form available through www.aurorabass.com. An Application Form by itself does not automatically constitute entry; furthermore, the Tournament Director reserves the right to refuse/deny entry. In order to maintain the highest level of communication between tournament organizers and anglers prior to the event itself, we are asking all applicants to include their email addresses on the Application Form so that all notices and event-related messaging can be relayed directly to all interested parties. Outside the traditional 80% payout structure, additional announcements are pending in support of the BPS Lake Simcoe Open by participating sponsors including Toyota, Tracker Boats, Yamaha, Pure Fishing, Rapala, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Shimano, Mustang Survival and many more in association with Big Fish, a potential All-New Ontario Smallmouth Record Payout and much, much more. As new information is made available, it will be posted on the Aurora Bassmasters site at www.aurorabass.com in the coming weeks and months. Application Forms and a complete listing of General Rules, Regulations & Liability will be made available online through the Aurora Bassmasters. The Aurora Bassmasters are one of 30 clubs across the province belonging to the Ontario BASS Federation Nation at www.ontariobass.com. |
BASS Club World Championship (BCWC)
Who is eligible?
- BASS Federation Nation affiliated clubs and their members in good standing.
BCWC State Qualifier
- States may only promote official BASS sponsors at BCWC qualifiers and regional tournaments.
- States may send up to six (6) six-person teams and their alternates to the BCWC regional tournament.
BCWC Regional Tournaments
- Entry fee for the BCWC Regional Tournament shall be $1500 per team.
- There will be Six (6) regions throughout the USA. Same alignment as divisionals.
- BCWC Regional Tournaments will consist of two (2) official practice days on Tuesday and Wednesday immediately preceding two (2) competition days on Thursday and Friday.
- States may be asked to help with host responsibilities but are not required to host. There will not be a set rotation of regional tournaments.
- A percentage of each entry fee will be held for expenses, Regional payout and Championship payout. No money will be held back for travel expenses to the Championship.
- Eight (8) six-person teams and their alternates will advance from the BCWC Regional Tournament to the BASS Club World Championship. Alternates must be members in good standing, of the club in which they are representing, at the time of the regional tournament.
- BASS Club World Championship
- No entry fee.
- Championship will be held in October 6-11, 2008. We will try to hold the championship in a central location.
- World Championship team will be awarded six (6) fully rigged Triton/Mercury Packages, guaranteed.
- Payout for the rest of the field will be based on the number of teams that enter the BCWC regional tournaments.
| BPS Lake Simcoe Open was a resounding success! By Wil Wegman Oct. 30, 2007 The Aurora Bassmasters are happy to announce that the 2007 Bass Pro Shops (BPS) Lake Simcoe Open on Oct 27/07 was a resounding success thanks to all the organizers and small army of volunteers. Sibbald Point Provincial Park in Sutton proved to be an excellent venue and despite downright nasty fishing conditions … the wind and rain did not keep 13 of the 59* teams from catching over 20 pounds for their five heaviest bass.(* one team dropped out last minute) A lively weigh in crowd enjoyed a first class show with Facts of Fishing TV host and MC Dave Mercer who entertained the audience right after he weighed in his own respectable 21.9 pound bag of bass. “On most other lakes that weight could guarantee you a win,” Mercer told the crowd … “But on Lake Simcoe and especially in the fall, that won’t even give you a top ten”, he said half jokingly. He ended up being right though as that weight provided him and partner with ‘just’ a 12th place finish. Leading the bass tournament right up until the bitter end with an impressive 28.6 pounds was Peter Savoia and Gaspare Constible. Mercer reported excitedly that there was only one more team to weigh in. They were two-time past winners of this event and always a team to watch out for. Could they topple 28.6 pounds to win or even break the magic 30 pound barrier? One by one, Bob Formosa and Jayson Saliba pulled their five bass out of the livewell. Each gargantuan smallmouth appeared to get bigger and bigger and the crowd roared their approval. Their last bass was pulled out of the well with the theatrical flare it deserved and the 6.94 pound beauty sent the cold, wet crowd into a state of heightened expectation that something big was about to happen. Would that elusive 30 pound barrier actually be broken right before their eyes? Could these late season smallmouth specialists set a new all-time Canadian Bass Tournament record with all the hype and hoopla and extra cash that would go with it? The bass were put into the Shimano in-water weigh-in system. The crowd hushed as Mercer yelled out “Ladies and gentlemen, they may not have set a new Canadian record but Bob Formosa and Jayson Saliba have just weighed in 29.22 pounds and are the new 2007 Bass Pro Shops Lake Simcoe Open Champions!” Saliba from Windsor and Formosa from Mississauga noted that “To win an event against such a high caliber of anglers and receive recognition amongst your peers is a great feeling. It really is the biggest win of our lives.” The duo took home over $8,500 in cash for first place. The $2,500 from Bass Pro Shops that would have been awarded if the 30 lb mark was broken will now double for 2008. The heaviest single bass was caught by the team of Mark Kulik and Dave Kennedy who had a 7.02 pound giant. With the addition of Yamabucks it earned the team $2,400. If that bass broke the Ontario record, (9.84lbs) it would have awarded them a new Toyota Tundra Truck and Tracker Tundra boat valued at over $100,000. During the weigh in while the crowd enjoyed free Johnsonville Brats, a team of biologists and volunteers worked on a bass tagging research project behind the scenes. Over 120 bass were tagged, data collected and then released. These bass will also be part of physiology research led by Dr Bruce Tufts of Queens University. |
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AURORA BASSMASTERS
LAKE SIMCOE - OCTOBER 27, 2007
Position Angler Co-Angler Weight Pen. Big Fish
1 ROBERT FORMOSA JASON SALIBA 29.22
2 PETER SAVOIA GASPARE COSTIBILE 28.6
3 MARK MORAN JOE MUSZYNSKI 27.66
4 MORGAN CIGNINI JASON GOUGH 25.9
5 DAVE JOHNSON BARRY GRAVES 25.36
6 STEVE HAWKINS JOHN MACDONALD 25.02
7 JIM DODD CHRIS GILES 23.66
8 BILL WALKER CALLUM JOHNSON 23.2
9 CURTIS ARNDT STEVE ALMEIDA 22.84
10 MARK KULIK DAVE KENNEDY 22.7 7.02
11 HOWARD GIFFORD MIKE GIFFORD 22.58
12 DAVE MERCER J.P. DEROSE 21.9
13 MIKE DESFORGES DEREK STRUB 21.52
14 GREG KLATT GEORGE SCHNIEDER 19.62
15 RICHIE TRIPP JASON BARNUCZ 18.9
16 ERNY JANZEN ROB HYATT 17.62
17 MIKE BERTELSEN MIKE REID 17.26
18 KYLE HEELS RYAN ROGERS 17.02
19 DAVID CHONG STEVE SPAGNOLO 16.42
20 MIKE DEVEAUX JIM MACDONALD 12.8
21 KELLY HOLMES RYAN JOHNSON 10.78
22 GORD ROGERS PHIL DUNCAN 10.46
23 PETER BARTONEK CESARE RUSCIO 9.12
24 SIMON FROST MELANIE FROST 8.7
25 JOHN NOEL CHARLES SIM 8.62
26 WIL WEGMAN GERRY HEELS 7.1
27 MARK CAVANAUGH PEPE PERESIEN 6.92
28 ANGELA MITCHELL DIANA CLARK 5.94
29 COLIN MAGUIRE STEVE REIMER 5.46
30 CHRIS HOCKLEY PATRICK WALSH 5.36
31 CHARLES NAHM TODD CURRIE 5.26
32 BOB KENDALL BRIAN OGDEN 5.06
33 JOHN WHYTE DON WILSON 4.64
34 TOM COCHRANE BRAIN BLOWES 3.28
35 JOHN DELICATA PATRICK CHOW 1.86
36 GEORGE SALIBA DES BARNES 1.76
37 LINDSAY SMITH MARCO GRENIER 1.54
38 STU SMITH TRAVIS SURETE 1.3
39 CARLO PUIATTI TOM TSATSKAS 0
40 JAMES PATRY HAROLD NESBITT 0
41 TOM CHOPIN NORM JONES 0
42 NEIL MACINNIS DAVID MACINNIS 0
43 MIKE SMITH CHRIS TIEBER 0
44 DAVE OLDFORD JAMES DEHOOG 0
45 MARCEL CARTWRIGHT RANDY JOHNSON 0
46 JENO HUBER JIM WHITE 0
47 DON SHELDRAKE HARRISON SILLON 0
48 NICK TERPSELAS JIM VENIZELAKOS 0
49 DAN WELLS LEON MALONEY 0
50 GARY MANTIL GORD PYZER 0
51 BUTCH MCRAE MARC CORATTI 0
52 MALCOLM MASON DEAN HORNICK 0
53 BRUCE LEESON FAB MARCHESE 0
54 JAMES GODIN ANTHONY BURGESS 0
55 LEONA CREBER YASMIN KOLODZIECHUK 0
56 ANTHONY BADHAM NIGEL TOUHEY 0
57 JAMIE MCGEE MAT HOLLAND 0
58 JOHN ARDUINI BILL MORRISON 0
59 PAVO KEKKI GREG BUTCHARD 0
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> Muskoka Bassmasters = 37.10 Lbs
> Barrie Bassmasters Team 3 = 37.08 Lbs
> Barrie Bassmasters Team 1 = 35.86 Lbs
> Mississauga Bassmasters = 34.72 Lbs
> Aurora Bassmasters = 27.74 Lbs
> Dunnville Bassmasters = 25.86 Lbs
> Barrie Bassmasters Team 2 = 25.44 Lbs
> York Bassmasters = 24.09 Lbs
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> Individual Team Results:
>
> 1- Garrett Green & Craig Stuckless = 16.74 Lbs (BF 5.52 Lbs)
> 2- Bill Todd & Steve Clark = 15.28 Lbs
> 3- Fraser Muir & Neil Elsliger = 15.10 Lbs
> 4- Mike Ricciardi & Dave Norgrove = 14.00 Lbs
> 5- Gerry Heels & Steve Rowbotham = 13.84 Lbs
> 6- Aaron Anders & John Anders = 13.66 Lbs
> 7- Ed Strong & Brian Haley = 13.54 Lbs
> 8- Dave Rochette & Phil Curtis = 11.58 Lbs
> 9- Bob Kendall & Rick Lewis = 10.83 Lbs
> 10- Matt Wells & Dan Wells = 10.62 Lbs
> 11- Dave Scarr & Kriss Wiita = 10.12 Lbs
> 12- Stif Kozelj & Peter Typer = 9.78 Lbs
> 13- George Haluszka & Leonard Eng = 9.50 Lbs
> 14- John Whyte & Don Wilson = 9.42 Lbs
> 15- Wil Wegman & Chris Barrett = 9.32 Lbs
> 16- Chris Marling & Steve Boscense = 8.78 Lbs
> 17- Callum Johnson & Dave Major = 8.46 Lbs
> 18- Andy Jesperson & Rob Campbell = 8.38 Lbs
> 19- Paul Bassi & Herb Quan = 7.6 Lbs
> 20- Brad Andrews & CJ Ricottone = 7.52 Lbs
> 21- Scott Shaw & Ryan Johnson = 6.74 Lbs
> 22- Brad Ferguson & John Rudyk = 6.60 Lbs
> 23- Dan Taylor & Larry Halbert = 6.36 Lbs
> 24- Doug Ferguson & Kevin Martin = 3.95 Lbs
ONTARIO B.A.S.S. FEDERATION NATION
2007 HANK GIBSON PROVINCIAL QUALIFIER
AUGUST 25 & 26, 2007
Position Name W D1 BF D1 W D2 BF D2 Total
1 Foster, Wes 15.92 14.38 30.3
2 Sim, Charles 15.92 11.22 27.14
3 Ramsay, Frank 16.18 10.5 26.68
4 Cavanaugh, Mark 13.72 10.14 23.86
5 Desforges, Mike 13.4 9.72 23.12
6 Davis, Sherman 18.72 4.2 22.92
7 Rochette, Dave 9.12 11.54 20.66
8 Heels, Gerry 10.08 9.7 19.78
9 Kroisenbrunner, Paul 11.2 8.54 19.74
10 Wegman, Wil 17.42 1.4 18.82
11 Curry, Brian 9.85 8.78 18.63
12 Richards, Dave 8.98 9.12 18.1
13 Mansholt, Gary 7.84 8.98 16.82
14 Franklin, Gary 7.8 8.6 16.4
15 Thibodeau, Chris 8.16 7.98 16.14
16 Barlow, Wayne 9.82 6.16 15.98
17 Kendall, Robert 10.82 5.1 15.92
18 Hyatt, Rob 6.98 8.92 15.9
19 Todd, Bill 8.9 6.76 15.66
20 Ross, Colin 7.64 7.86 15.5
21 Marling, Chris 10.28 4.92 15.2
22 Street, Michael 7.36 7.68 15.04
23 Misfud, Jeff 6.9 8.12 15.02
24 Haluszka, George 8.56 6.36 14.92
25 Van Hoof, Joe 5.96 8.84 14.8
26 Monger, Nick 8.84 5.28 14.12
27 Hamilton, Kenneth 11.88 2.02 13.9
28 Curtis, Phil 6.26 7.6 13.86
29 Barrett, Randy 1.2 12.62 13.82
30 Denham, Craig 7.32 6.42 13.74
31 Rorke, Mark 6.54 6.88 13.42
32 Kung, Andrus 6.58 6.76 13.34
33 Leeson, Bruce 7.08 6.08 13.16
34 Boissonneault, Dominic 5.04 7.88 12.92
35 Dulude, Randy 9.1 3.72 12.82
36 Garnier, Pete 7.3 5.48 12.78
37 Wells, Dan 5.98 6.72 12.7
38 Prothero, Jason 6.46 6.16 12.62
39 Morin, Tony 6.12 6.46 12.58
40 Woodford, Arlington 8.04 3.78 11.82
41 Whyte, John 7.1 4.68 11.78
42 Meadows, David 5.34 6 11.34
43 Beardsall, John 7.42 3.82 11.24
44 Eng, Leonard 8.22 3 11.22
45 Charron, Julie 10.01 0.98 10.99
46 Roth, Greg 8.14 2.52 10.66
47 Bredlaw, Mike 6.86 5.54 3.4 10.26
48 Parisien, Pepe 4.84 5.26 10.1
49 Ghounarides, Eugene 4.92 4.96 9.88
50 Bossence, Steve 3.86 5.94 9.8
51 Strong, Ed 7.28 2.32 9.6
52 Rogers, Gord 1.4 8.18 9.58
53 Thompson, Mike 1.68 7.82 9.5
54 Graham, Mike 9.28 0 9.28
55 Winter, Henry 6.2 3 9.2
56 Halbert, Larry 7.32 1.62 8.94
57 Ferguson, Doug 5.22 3.7 8.92
58 Barrett, Stephen 0 8.64 4.3 8.64
59 Reid, Dave 3.22 5.36 8.58
60 Taylor, Dan 3.64 4.72 8.36
61 Kazlauskas, Carl 8.32 0 8.32
62 Somerville, Ryan 2.34 5.94 8.28
63 Chesterton, Carl 3.6 4.58 8.18
64 Hoang, Peter 7.9 0 7.9
65 Saliba, George 5.16 2.62 7.78
66 Burns, Scott 7.62 0 7.62
67 Stuckless, Craig 7.48 0 7.48
68 Moore, Brian 1.42 6 7.42
69 Mahar, Don 3.9 3.52 7.42
70 Muir, Fraser 2.44 4.89 7.33
71 Prokator, John 2.26 4.98 7.24
72 Barnucz, Jason 4.22 2.86 7.08
73 McMahon, John 5.52 1.54 7.06
74 Willick, Ray 6.98 0 6.98
75 Loshaw, Kevin 6.64 0 6.64
76 Zweir, Michael 6.56 0 6.56
77 Davis, Dave 4.64 1.8 6.44
78 Butler, Craig 6.34 0 6.34
79 Johnson, Callum 6 0 6
80 Kozelj, Stif 1.02 4.56 5.58
81 Elsliger, Neil 4.54 1 5.54
82 Martin, Greg 1.66 3.56 5.22
83 Sanderson, Gary 3.72 1.3 5.02
84 Kupferschmidt, Cody 4.94 0 4.94
85 Tsatskas, Tom 4.66 4.66
86 Chesterton, Keith 1.6 2.94 4.54
87 Lowes, Kevin 4.46 0 4.46
88 Cronkwright, Terry 2.7 1.68 4.38
89 Beneteau, Tim 4.38 0 4.38
90 Shaw, Scott 1.34 2.94 4.28
91 Geisel, Brian 0.92 3.2 4.12
92 Ratcliff, Shane 4.08 0 4.08
93 Sirizzotti, Rocco 2.34 1.68 4.02
94 Jones, Norm 3.78 0 3.78
95 Reid, Scott 0 3.56 3.56
96 Wells, Matt 3.36 0 3.36
97 Charlesbois, Laurie 2.44 0.9 3.34
98 Walsh, Mike 2.94 0 2.94
99 MacDonald, Jeff 2.5 0 2.5
100 Nestorowich, Ron 2.28 0 2.28
101 Armour, Peter 1.96 0 1.96
102 Quan, Herb 1.74 0 1.74
103 Thompson, Glen 1.58 0 1.58
104 Thornington, Bob 0 0 0
105 Stephens, Jim 0 0 0